Act 362 of the 2023 Regular Legislative Session requires that schools serving students in grades K-5 establish a policy and procedures for carpool and bus lines. The proposed policy includes minor procedural changes that meet legal requirements.

Act 247 of the 2023 Regular Legislative Session amends La. R.S. 44:32(C)(1)(a) to allow custodians of public records to collect fees for processing public records requests. Act 247 requires that, if a fee is to be established, the fee schedule must be publicly available. ISL’s current policy is to assess a $0.25/page processing fee for all requests.

Act 301 of the 2023 Regular Legislative Session enacted La. R.S. 44:3.1.1, which requires schools to adopt a policy governing all surveillance and security video in and around buildings owned, operated, or maintained by the school governing authority. ISL does not currently use video for security at our campuses, however, all LEAs are required to adopt a policy. 

A general public comment section so that attendees may address the Board; speakers are asked to limited themselves to one comment of 2 minutes' or less duration. To protect employees' and students' rights to privacy, attendees are asked to refrain from making comments regarding individual students or employees. Concerns about individuals can be addressed to the Board through ISL's grievance process, detailed in the Family-Student Handbook.